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Title: | Women in educational management |
Authors: | Dalmas, Josette (1997) |
Keywords: | Women school administrators -- Malta Women teachers -- Malta Education -- Malta Women in education -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
Citation: | Dalmas, J. (1997). Women in educational management (Diploma long essay). |
Abstract: | 'Measures to improve the situation of women are bound to have a ripple effect in society, since the advancement of women is without doubt a pre-condition for the establishment of a humane and progressive society'. (United Nations, 1986a para. 15) In a community of individuals who thrive for the benefits of their society, the advancement of women in various sectors and the improvement of their status was deemed crucial for the progress of society. Towards the end of the twentieth century, an increasing number of women have entered certain sectors and occupations, previously the domain of men and nowadays, women can be found at technical, managerial and decision making levels. In the educational field women have always had a fundamental role, due to the 'maternal instincts'. Most infant school teachers are females, and most find that their career stops at the classroom level, never visualising a possibility to enhance their position. At the present time when change is rapid and challenging, the female vision towards the leadership of a school demands a new perspective. The Education Division also offers managerial posts which demand intensive work, and full knowledge of modern management, and these are also accessible to female teachers. The work deals with the role of women in management, the barriers that withhold women, the achievements of female educational managers and the future of women managers. After following a two year Diploma course in Education Management and Administration and my own inclinations towards the advancement of women in society, my natural choice of topic was to investigate how women fare in management as a whole, and in the Educational Services. My major concern is whether society is really aware of the productive and relevant participation of women in different areas, and the personal sacrifices women go through to justify the equal status of sexes and to handle family, home and work. Unlike their male colleagues women face more challenges and have to master a tough balancing act of work, family and various pressures brought on by sexist differentiations. It takes a women more than qualifications and expertise to enter the level of management. Most women are not looking towards the family as their ultimate objective in life, but they are pursuing professional careers by undertaking careers and university education. Women enter the workforce at levels comparable to their male colleagues but from hereon their paths diverge. Family, children and the burden of old parents have been among the main cause of this divergence. Can organisations help to have professionally-trained women to continue their contribution towards society? Women, now represent over 40% of the workforce in Western countries and it will be an even more significant component in the future, so it is in the interest of organisations to capitalise the potential of their female employees, and enable them to enhance their career. |
Description: | DIP.ED.ADMIN.MANGT. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122991 |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacEdu - 1953-2007 |
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